Where does “stampfen” come from?

stampfen (German) comes from Old High German stampfōn, from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.

stampfen (German): to stamp

Definitions

  1. to stamp

Ancestry of “stampfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstampfōn—
2Proto-West Germanicstampōn—
3Proto-Germanicstampōnąto compress, to squeeze; to stamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstemb‑to support, stomp, rant, amaze

Words derived from “stampfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stampōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stampōn →